On the Latvian ground in Adazi begin tactical military exercises Saber Strike-2014 with the participation of armored vehicles and soldiers from the Baltic States, the USA, great Britain and other NATO countries, said the press service of the Ministry of defence of the Baltic Republic.
Annual international military exercises Saber Strike-2014 will be held in Latvia from 9 to 20 June. Participation in them will take more than 1000 foreign soldiers. Armor for participation in the exercises was delivered from Denmark, Saber Strike 2014 - joint exercises of land and air forces, which involved the division of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, the USA, the UK, Finland and Norway. As informs the Ministry of defence, the aim of the exercises is to improve the skills of participation in international operations, as well as among them in Afghanistan, cooperation land and air forces and compatibility of military departments of NATO allies. Latvia is a member of NATO since 2004, reports RIA " Novosti ". First, the U.S. sent in each of the Baltic States and Poland 150 Marines at the request of the governments of these States in connection with the situation in the South-East of Ukraine. A number of Latvian opposition politicians expressed the view that the presence of foreign troops on the square in Latvia could adversely affect stability in the region. For the last period of time in the European Union not rarely undergo military training. So, the largest in recent history, the Estonian military exercise " Spring storm ", which was attended by about 6 thousand soldiers from a number of NATO countries that took place from 5 to 23 may. In addition, on Sunday in the Belgian Ardennes started teaching combat team of the European Union, they are Attended by about 2, 6 thousand soldiers from Belgium, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. We emphasize that for the last period of time the NATO leadership on the background of events in Ukraine is not seldom stated about the reinforcement of the mission in the Eastern Europe.

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